WASHINGTON, March 9 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture announced that it expects to award up to 50 discretionary grant for the Tribal Colleges Extension Program. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $1,001,000 with a ceiling of $400,000 for each award in the program. The agency said the grant was associated with agriculture. The funding is open to: colleges and universities designated as 1994 Land-Grants by legislation which  more

F.E. WARREN AIR FORCE BASE, Wyoming, March 14 -- The U.S. Air Force (90th Missile Wing) issued the following news: Female missileers from the 90th Missile Wing took over nuclear deterrence across Wyoming, Colorado and Nebraska on March 12, 2020, during an all-female alert at F. E. Warren Air Force Base Missile Complex. "Every single day approximately 90 missileers travel more than 20,000 square miles, report to their capsules about 60 feet below ground, and control the world's most powerful w  more

OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Nebraska, March 10 -- The U.S. Strategic Command issued the following news: Security forces Defenders from Malmstrom Air Force Base, Montana, will represent Air Force Global Strike Command at the Air Force Defender Challenge May 11-15. Defender Challenge pits the best of the best defenders from across the MAJCOMs and international partners in head-to-head team competition focusing on realistic weapons scenarios, simulated dismounted operations, demanding combat endurance  more

OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Nebraska, March 10 -- The U.S. Air Force (55th Air Wing) issued the following news: The 55th Medical Group recently completed its initial Soar Into Health seven-week challenge. More than 110 members of the 55th MDG participated in the challenge, which focused on developing healthy habits for regular physical activity, sound nutrition, and improved sleep. Each participant received a Score Sheet and a SMART Goal Setting Worksheet. The objective was to earn a maximum of 700  more

OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Nebraska, March 14 -- The U.S. Air Force (55th Air Wing) issued the following news: Offutt's Chaplain Corps conducted a suicide prevention class using the Applied Suicide Intervention Training inside the Capehart Chapel Feb. 28, 2020. The ASIST was established by Living Works in 1983 to help prevent suicides. In 2019, 137 suicides occurred across active duty, guard and reserve in the U.S. Air Force. This is a 33 percent increase over the previous year. "We all need to  more

OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Nebraska, March 13 -- The U.S. Air Force (55th Air Wing) issued the following news: Secretary of Defense Dr. Mark Esper, Secretary of the Army Ryan McCarthy, Acting Secretary of the Navy Thomas Modly and Secretary of the Air Force Barbara Barrett signed the Military Housing Privatization Initiative Tenant Bill of Rights Feb. 25. The bill of rights commits the Department of Defense to ensuring privatized housing tenants receive quality housing and fair treatment from the   more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Risk Management Agency has issued the following news release: USDA's Risk Management Agency (RMA) reminds farmers in areas where levees breached in 2019 to review the impact those breaches may have on premium rates when considering crop insurance policy options for 2020. The deadline (Sales Closing Date) to update crop insurance policies or apply for coverage is March 16 for spring crops. Last spring and summer's flooding caused more  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, March 12 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Farm Service Agency - Nebraska Field Office issued the following news release: Farmers and ranchers may apply to enroll grasslands in the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) Grasslands signup beginning March 16. The signup runs through May 15. "Through this CRP Grasslands signup, farmers and ranchers can protect grasslands, rangelands and pastures, while maintaining the land as working grazing lands," said Nebraska FSA State Ex  more

WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Missouri, March 12 -- The U.S. Air Force (509th Bomb Wing) issued the following news: U.S. Navy Admiral Chas Richard, commander of United States Strategic Command from Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska, visited Whiteman Air Force Base for a familiarization tour, March 4-5, 2020. Richard assumed command of USSTRATCOM in November 2019. The command oversees the global command and control of U.S. strategic forces and operates under the motto "peace is our profession..." Ric  more